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{{Campaignbox 2023 Israel–Hamas war}}The '''National March on Washington: Free Palestine''' was a demonstration held on November 4, 2023, at the [[National Mall]], in Washington, D.C. The event was held in conjunction with similar protests across the United States and internationally.▼
▲The '''National March on Washington: Free Palestine''' was a demonstration held on November 4, 2023, at the [[National Mall]], in Washington, D.C. The event was held in conjunction with similar protests across the United States and internationally.
== Background ==
Sponsors of the march included the American Muslim Alliance, the National Students for Justice in Palestine, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, and the Palestinian youth movement. The event was endorsed by the [[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]], the [[Council on American–Islamic Relations|Council on American-Islamic Relations]], and the Palestinian American Council. Speakers included [[Mohammed el-Kurd]] and [[Noura Erakat]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2023-11-04 |title=‘No ceasefire, no votes’: tens of thousands attend pro-Palestinian rally in Washington DC |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/04/up-to-30000-protesters-expected-for-pro-palestinian-rally-in-dc-on-saturday |access-date=2023-11-16 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>▼
{{See also|Israel–Hamas war protests|Anti-Palestinianism during the Israel–Hamas war}}
The [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]] has sparked numerous protests, demonstrations, and vigils across the world. The protests have focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict and have been held on varying scales since the October 7 Hamas attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=AP PHOTOS: Protests by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators span the world as war escalates |url=https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-palestinians-hamas-photos-dbb56b035cad95b38e6036d6ec4f9512 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013215500/https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-palestinians-hamas-photos-dbb56b035cad95b38e6036d6ec4f9512 |archive-date=2023-10-13 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> The march in DC was one of many held on November 4 in support of Palestine and a cease-fire with demonstrations being held across the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=2023-11-04 |title=Pro-Palestine protests in DC and across the US call for a ceasefire |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/us/washington-dc-ceasefire-protests-palestine/index.html |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108162109/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/us/washington-dc-ceasefire-protests-palestine/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
▲Sponsors of the march included the American Muslim Alliance, the National [[Students for Justice in Palestine]], the Palestine Right to Return Coalition,
In a statement to CNN an organizer indicated the protest served to show the growing anti-war sentiment in America and to show support to the Palestinian people who have been [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|facing colonization and military occupation for 75 years]].<ref name=":0" />
== See also ==▼
== Protest ==
[[File:198.FreePalestineRally.WDC.4November2023 (53331126543).jpg|thumb|Demonstrators with the [[flag of Palestine]]]]
[[File:93.FreePalestineRally.WDC.4November2023 (53320282865).jpg|thumb|Demonstrators holding various signs]]
An estimated 100,000 to 300,000 people participated in the march, marking the largest Palestine solidarity protest in U.S. history.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ibsais |first=Ahmad |date=2023-11-07 |title=As We Marched on Washington, I Felt Certain That Palestine Would Be Free |language=en-US |work=The Nation |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/palestine-march-washington-dc-dispatch/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |issn=0027-8378 |archive-date=2023-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117043754/https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/palestine-march-washington-dc-dispatch/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |author=Peoples Dispatch |date=2023-11-06 |title=300,000 march in Washington, DC for Palestine |url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/06/300000-march-in-washington-dc-for-palestine/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Peoples Dispatch |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117043748/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/06/300000-march-in-washington-dc-for-palestine/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Kelly |date=2023-11-05 |title=This Weekend's DC Protest Was Largest Pro-Palestine Mobilization in US History |url=https://truthout.org/articles/this-weekends-dc-protest-was-largest-pro-palestine-mobilization-in-us-history/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Truthout |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117122300/https://truthout.org/articles/this-weekends-dc-protest-was-largest-pro-palestine-mobilization-in-us-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-06 |title=Voices from Largest Pro-Palestinian Protest in U.S. History |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/6/dc_march_for_palestine_nov_2023 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Democracy Now! |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117080639/https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/6/dc_march_for_palestine_nov_2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bowman |first1=Emma |last2=Wamsley |first2=Laurel |date=2023-11-04 |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/11/04/1210669096/palestine-march-washington-dc-cease-fire-israel-protest-gaza |title=Tens of thousands gather for pro-Palestinian march in D.C. to demand Gaza cease-fire |work=NPR |access-date=2023-11-16 |archive-date=2023-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115092156/https://www.npr.org/2023/11/04/1210669096/palestine-march-washington-dc-cease-fire-israel-protest-gaza |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Frantz |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Singh |first2=Kanishka |date=2023-11-05 |title=Pro-Palestinian protesters oppose Biden war policy in Washington |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/protesters-oppose-biden-war-policy-large-pro-palestinian-rally-washington-2023-11-05/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |archive-date=2023-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116103653/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/protesters-oppose-biden-war-policy-large-pro-palestinian-rally-washington-2023-11-05/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The groups had arranged transportation from over twenty-two states, including Texas, Florida, Kentucky and Puerto Rico.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=El-Bawab |first=Nadine |date=November 5, 2023 |title=Thousands of protesters gather in DC to call for a cease-fire in Gaza |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/thousands-protesters-gather-dc-call-cease-fire-gaza/story?id=104633410 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120202637/https://abcnews.go.com/US/thousands-protesters-gather-dc-call-cease-fire-gaza/story?id=104633410 |url-status=live }}</ref> The march called for a ceasefire in Gaza, with many protestors describing the [[Casualties of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war|deaths of Palestinians]] as a "genocide".<ref name=":02" />
Many started at the [[Freedom Plaza]] with the gathered crowd spilling out of the plaza for about a half-mile into the surrounding streets. The event ended with a march through downtown DC towards the White House with many carrying signs and chanting.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Boorstein |first1=Michelle |last2=Healy |first2=Claire |last3=Lang |first3=Marissa J. |last4=Brockell |first4=Gillian |last5=Meckler |first5=Laura |date=2023-11-05 |title=Flooding D.C. streets and bashing Biden, thousands demand Gaza cease-fire |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/04/dc-palestine-protest-israel-gaza-war/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120025906/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/04/dc-palestine-protest-israel-gaza-war/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Speakers at the protests rally included [[Nihad Awad|Nehad Awad]], the executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, [[Omar Suleiman (imam)|Dr. Omar Suleiman]], founder of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and a professor at the [[Southern Methodist University]] in Texas, [[Macklemore]], Palestinian activist and writer [[Mohammed el-Kurd|Mohammed El-Kurd]] and [[Noura Erakat]]. Those who spoke condemned the killings as genocide and drew parallels between the pro-Palestine protests and the [[Apartheid in South Africa|anti-apartheid movement in South Africa]], others also highlighted the split in voters ideals about the ongoing violence, stating; "...no ceasefire, no votes."<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2023-11-04 |title='No ceasefire, no votes': tens of thousands attend pro-Palestinian rally in Washington DC |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/04/up-to-30000-protesters-expected-for-pro-palestinian-rally-in-dc-on-saturday |access-date=2023-11-16 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2023-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115213603/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/04/up-to-30000-protesters-expected-for-pro-palestinian-rally-in-dc-on-saturday |url-status=live }}</ref> This comment was repeated by members of the protest, with one protesters being recorded as calling for an immediate cease fire, while others highlighted need for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Winston |date=2023-11-04 |title=Thousands call for Gaza ceasefire during march, rally in Freedom Plaza |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/israel-hamas-march-rally-protest-pennsylvania-avenue-freedom-plaza-conflict-palestinian-jewish-war-support-ceasefire-national-gaza-national-parks-service-house-of-representatives-us-capitol-youth-movement-peace-community |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=WJLA |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124210608/https://wjla.com/news/local/israel-hamas-march-rally-protest-pennsylvania-avenue-freedom-plaza-conflict-palestinian-jewish-war-support-ceasefire-national-gaza-national-parks-service-house-of-representatives-us-capitol-youth-movement-peace-community |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Uliano |first1=Dick |last2=Abedje |first2=Tadiwos |date=2023-11-05 |title='We're not complicit in this war': Thousands march in DC in support of Palestinians, demand cease-fire |url=https://wtop.com/dc/2023/11/were-not-complicit-in-this-war-thousands-march-in-dc-in-support-of-palestine-demand-cease-fire-2/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=WTOP News |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124210609/https://wtop.com/dc/2023/11/were-not-complicit-in-this-war-thousands-march-in-dc-in-support-of-palestine-demand-cease-fire-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Videos from the rally and march show protesters wearing the [[Keffiyeh|kaffiyeh]] and carrying Palestinian flags and signs, with many showing "Stop the massacre" and "Let Gaza live".<ref name=":0" />
== Aftermath ==
In the hours after the protest, [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia|Metropolitan Police Department]] reported that several minor incidents had been reported during the protest. At least one man was arrested for destruction of property and they were reportedly investigating acts of vandalism at a [[Washington Metro|Metro]] station and on some police vehicles.<ref name=":2" />
▲== See also ==
* [[March for Israel]]
* [[List of rallies and protest marches in Washington, D.C.]]
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